Monthly Archives: March 2011

After lunch on my first full day in village, I am left with only Aly and his friend Basil to babysit me. The people in my region are very poor farmers, and their Bambara reflects their isolation, as it seems … Continue reading →

I wake up at 6:45 to pounding on my gate. Ants have infested my house and are hiding under the things sprawled on the floor. They crawl up my ankles as I unlock the front door and let Aly and … Continue reading →

The faint recollection of chaos sprawling lingers as the Bamako pseudo-metropolis fades into a monotony of brown on the road to San. The land is flat as Illinois, the horizon interrupted only by stocky trees, branches jagged against the cloudless, … Continue reading →

The first time the white Peace Corps bus drove me through S New, my eyes were wide, full of anticipation, knowing many questions would soon be answered in my new home. Which house would be mine? Would my family be … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading

King Leopold's Ghost - Adam Hochschild

What I’ve Read

High Tide in Tucsan - Barbara Kingsolver
All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warren
Half the Sky - Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization - David R. Montgomery
Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Education of Little Tree - Forrest Carter
The Rodale Book of Composting
Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver
The History of the House of Representatives - Robert Remini
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
The Imperial Cruise - James Bradley